Cubot KingKong Ace 3

The Cubot KingKong Ace 3 features a rugged build with full waterproof protection backed by an IP68 rating, making it suited for use in wet or harsh environments. It measures 173.9 mm tall, 81.8 mm wide, and 12.7 mm thick, with a total volume of approximately 180.66 cm³ and a weight of 284 g. The device carries a French Repairability Index score of 8, indicating strong repairability credentials, and it does not feature a folding form factor.

The Cubot KingKong Ace 3 sports a 6.58″ IPS LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 1080 x 2408 px and a pixel density of 401 ppi, delivering a sharp and detailed image. The panel refreshes at 90Hz, providing noticeably smoother motion compared to standard 60Hz displays. The device also includes a secondary screen, adding a useful secondary display surface. However, it does not support HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision, lacks an Always-On Display mode, and does not feature branded damage-resistant glass.

The Cubot KingKong Ace 3 is powered by the MediaTek Helio G88 chipset, built on a 12 nm process with an 8-thread CPU running at 2 x 2 GHz and 6 x 1.8 GHz using big.LITTLE architecture with HMP support, and a TDP of 5W. It is paired with 8 GB of DDR4 RAM running at 1800 MHz across 2 memory channels, offering a maximum bandwidth of 13.41 GB/s, and 256 GB of eMMC 5.1 internal storage. Graphics are handled by the Mali G52 MP2 GPU clocked at 850 MHz with a turbo ceiling of 1000 MHz, supporting DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2.0. The chipset also includes integrated LTE, TrustZone security, and 64-bit support, while benchmark results stand at an AnTuTu score of 250,000, a Geekbench 6 multi-core score of 1355, and a single-core score of 425.

The Cubot KingKong Ace 3 features a dual-lens rear camera system with a 100 MP and 5 MP configuration, using a CMOS sensor and supporting phase-detection autofocus for photos, touch autofocus, and continuous autofocus during video recording. Manual controls are well represented, covering exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, while additional shooting modes include HDR, burst mode, slow-motion video, and in-camera panoramas. A single LED flash is present, though there is no dual-tone flash, laser autofocus, or optical image stabilization, and the camera does not support optical zoom, RAW capture, manual shutter speed, HDR10 or Dolby Vision recording, or 3D photo and video. On the front, a 32 MP single-lens camera is available for selfies, positioned in a conventional location rather than under the display, and it does not include a front-facing flash.

The Cubot KingKong Ace 3 runs Android 14, a free and open-source platform that supports multi-user mode, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, widgets, sharing intents, and the ability to play games while they download. Privacy controls are broad, encompassing clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access management, and the ability to block app tracking, though cross-site tracking blocking and Mail Privacy Protection are not included. On the personalization side, the OS offers theme customization, dynamic theming, dark mode, and an extra dim mode, while productivity is aided by customizable notifications, notification permissions, a media picker, full-page screenshots, Live Text, offline voice recognition, voice commands, and a battery health check tool. A child lock and phone tracking are also present, whereas focus modes, Wi-Fi password sharing, app offloading, Quick Start, and the ability to function as a PC are not supported, and OS updates do not come directly from the vendor.

The Cubot KingKong Ace 3 is equipped with a 5100 mAh rechargeable battery that supports 33W fast charging, and a charger is included in the box. A battery level indicator is present for convenient monitoring, though the battery is not removable and wireless charging is not supported.

On the audio side, the Cubot KingKong Ace 3 does not include stereo speakers, relying instead on a single-speaker setup. Bluetooth audio codec support is also limited, with no aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, or LDAC available.

The Cubot KingKong Ace 3 supports Wi-Fi 4, 5, and 6 (802.11n/ac/ax), Bluetooth 5.0, and NFC, and accommodates two SIM cards alongside an external memory slot for additional storage. Wired connectivity is handled via USB Type-C, while cellular download and upload speeds reach up to 300 Mbits/s and 100 Mbits/s respectively, though 5G is not supported. On the sensor and navigation front, the device includes GPS with Galileo support, a gyroscope, accelerometer, compass, and a fingerprint scanner, but does not feature a barometer, heart rate monitor, infrared sensor, or iris scanner. Safety-oriented features such as crash detection and emergency SOS via satellite are absent, as are DLNA certification, ANT+ support, HDMI output, 3D facial recognition, motion and optical tracking, a built-in projector, and a stylus.

The Cubot KingKong Ace 3 includes a video light for illumination during video recording, while its display is flat rather than curved and does not use sapphire glass or e-paper technology.